Stabroek Weekend

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has published the teams which will participate in the 45th Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, from September 11-22, 2024.

The book  Iris de Freitas Brazao, Legal Luminary and Trailblazer: Caribbean, Canada, Wales, England 1896-1989  was the winner of the Third Prize in the Guyana Prize for Non-Fiction 2023.

Guilt is a natural emotion. It is an indicator of the fact that we are becoming better people even if we have made mistakes in the past.

Resistance. Fortitude. Resilience. Emancipation Day is around the corner. Without fail every year on the day and during that period, I catch myself doing a quick self-assessment.

Crime Six held after large arms find at home of Ricardo Fagundes: A police operation last Wednesday found a large cache of arms at the Kitty home of the murdered Ricardo Fagundes and six persons are in custody.

By Miranda La Rose Guyanese Canadian livestock specialist Dr James Wilson Smith, well-known as Dr Jimmy Smith, was admitted to the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) to pursue the certificate course in farm sciences with the objective of taking over the management of his father’s farm in the Berbice River.

Onika Jarvis describes Strive592 as a movement mobilising people to “walk, run, move.”

Had enough green plantains yet? Come on, we can never get enough of green plantains.

Guyana Association of Women Judges Commentary By Christel Lambert Vice President- Guyana Association Of Women Judges   Introduction As we approach World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30th, 2024, the Guyana Association of Women Judges (GAWJ) is committed to raising awareness about one of the most severe human rights violations in the world today.

Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Last week we examined section 38 of the Sexual Offences Act, Chapter 8:03, Laws of Guyana (SOA) which abolished the presumption that boys under 14 years could not be found guilty of rape.

Kamala Harris, described as an American woman of African and South Asian heritage, is poised to be nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party in US elections to be held in November.

Any number of times I read of some atrocity here or in the wider world and say to myself or exclaim in horror: “No, this is the worst. 

On June 9th this column published a mother’s lament over her son having gotten married in haste and the numerous issues he and his wife were having.

[We are privileged once again to have the opportunity to present another priceless archival document from 1966, the year of Guyana’s Independence. 

From a brutal Japanese period epic to a controversial Netflix stalking drama and a hit video game adaptation, we pick the year’s greatest programmes to stream right now.

Queen’s College student Aditi Joshi, 14, supplemented her international FIDE rating by scoring the most points for Guyana at the recent 2024 Pan-Am Youth Chess Championship, in Florida, USA.

By Nigel Westmaas “Mi naw bow to Babylon!”..Mi neva bow to Babylon!

The night sky is a quiet gift. It is filled with stars and moonlight, and it settles over us like a silk blanket as we sleep.

The promised thrill of “Deadpool & Wolverine”, the third cinematic outing of Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool, is found in its title.